Reaction Paper on Ccp's Staged Reading
A Critique on Virgin Labfest’s Stage Reading
Tanghalang Pilipino and Writer’s Bloc created Virgin Labfest which is a festival for new plays, untried, untested, unpublished and unstaged. It is done by virgin playwrights or first-time playwrights, first-time writers or also known as extra-virgins and born-again virgins or the professional writers with new works. The plays are selected from different scripts sent by writers from all over the country. Virgin Labfest is held at The Cultural Center of the Philippines on July 6, 2013 and Virgin Labfest is now running on its ninth year and proving to be one of the most successful theater festivals.
To train aspiring writers Virgin Labfest created its own writing fellowship with a two-week mentorship programs on the study and practice of dramatic writing on the stage. The fellows have lectures, discussions and workshops on playwriting and script critiquing.
The Fellowship Program culminated a staged reading of the fellows’ works at the CCP Bulwagang Amado Hernadez. The event is free and open to the public. There were 10 short plays directed by Dennis Marasigan and will be performed by amateur and professional theater actors.
The 10 short plays are: 1. Ang Gintong Aral ni Ma’am Zeny by Tyron Judes D. Casumpang 2. Final Interview by Christian M. Dagsil 3. Kalayaan by Christa I. De La Cruz 4. Ungentlemanly Behavior by John Carlo Dulu 5. Kung Paano Magsintas ng Sapatos by Janina Faith Gacosta 6. Bago Magkaroon ng Panibagong Mundo by Sherina Mae Inza-Cruz 7. Pabaon by Levine Andro Lao\ 8. Ang mga Nakatatawid sa Asin by Lorenzo Elias Lopez 9. Drop Zone by Miyo Sta. Maria 10. Ang Huling Stage Reading ni Romulo Dulah by Christian Ubana Tordecillas
These short plays that were featured are the results of the mentorship program by the award-winning playwright, Glen Sevilla Mas.
As part of the Speech and Stage Arts class we were required to watch the Stage Reading of the fellows and
Tanghalang Pilipino and Writer’s Bloc created Virgin Labfest which is a festival for new plays, untried, untested, unpublished and unstaged. It is done by virgin playwrights or first-time playwrights, first-time writers or also known as extra-virgins and born-again virgins or the professional writers with new works. The plays are selected from different scripts sent by writers from all over the country. Virgin Labfest is held at The Cultural Center of the Philippines on July 6, 2013 and Virgin Labfest is now running on its ninth year and proving to be one of the most successful theater festivals.
To train aspiring writers Virgin Labfest created its own writing fellowship with a two-week mentorship programs on the study and practice of dramatic writing on the stage. The fellows have lectures, discussions and workshops on playwriting and script critiquing.
The Fellowship Program culminated a staged reading of the fellows’ works at the CCP Bulwagang Amado Hernadez. The event is free and open to the public. There were 10 short plays directed by Dennis Marasigan and will be performed by amateur and professional theater actors.
The 10 short plays are: 1. Ang Gintong Aral ni Ma’am Zeny by Tyron Judes D. Casumpang 2. Final Interview by Christian M. Dagsil 3. Kalayaan by Christa I. De La Cruz 4. Ungentlemanly Behavior by John Carlo Dulu 5. Kung Paano Magsintas ng Sapatos by Janina Faith Gacosta 6. Bago Magkaroon ng Panibagong Mundo by Sherina Mae Inza-Cruz 7. Pabaon by Levine Andro Lao\ 8. Ang mga Nakatatawid sa Asin by Lorenzo Elias Lopez 9. Drop Zone by Miyo Sta. Maria 10. Ang Huling Stage Reading ni Romulo Dulah by Christian Ubana Tordecillas
These short plays that were featured are the results of the mentorship program by the award-winning playwright, Glen Sevilla Mas.
As part of the Speech and Stage Arts class we were required to watch the Stage Reading of the fellows and